Col. Julie A. Balten, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, speaks during the May 27 ribbon cutting and grand opening of the Old Town Creek Walk in Temecula, California. The Corps worked with the City of Temecula and the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District on the trail, which is part of a larger multi-purpose, multi-phase, flood-risk reduction and environmental-restoration project, along more than seven miles of Murrieta Creek.